Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) RE (Hot) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 681, Entry 01 Pronounced re Pronounced re Pronounced re Pronounced re Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Single-component Characters and Analyzing Compound Characters): To be warm. Shi Ming (Explication of Names): To be hot. Like that which is scorched by fire. Zeng Yun (Expanded Rhymes): Blazing heat. Book of Odes (Shijing): Who can grasp something hot without first rinsing their hands in water? Book of Rites (Liji): In the middle of the lunar month when heavy rains fall, burn the weeds and channel the water; it is effective for killing grasses, as if using boiling water. Pronounced re Shu Xi, Jin You Fu (Rhapsody on Recent Travels): Fasten the lined jacket to ward off winter. Wear a sweat-wicking shirt to counter the heat. The hat is pulled at the seams of the four corners. The skirt is made of several gathered strips. Bing Fu (Rhapsody on Cakes): In the early days of the three months of spring, the yin and yang forces intersect, the cold air is already removed, and the warmth has not yet reached the point of heat. Zhengzitong (Comprehensive Dictionary of Characters): The original form in the Shuowen Jiezi was written with twelve strokes. The simplified form is written as re. This is incorrect.